Father's wedding-day letter to daughter with Down's syndrome

A FATHER'S moving letter to his daughter who has Down's syndrome, written on her wedding day, has been shared online across the world.

Paul Daugherty penned the letter to his 25-year-old daughter Jillian, hours before she was to "take the walk of a lifetime" on 27 June.

"I don't know what the odds are of a woman born with Down syndrome marrying the love of her life," he wrote. "I only know you've beaten them."

In his letter he wrote: "Do you remember all the stuff they said you'd never do, Jills? You wouldn't ride a two-wheeler or play sports. You wouldn't go to college. You certainly wouldn't get married. Now ... look at you."

He wrote that he and his wife "didn't worry" that Jillian would do well at school, but worried she might have difficulty being accepted and might struggle to "engage and enjoy the world".

"I shouldn't have [worried]", he wrote. "You're a natural when it comes to socialising."